Video Documentation

A practical system for keeping help center screenshots current: build a screenshot inventory, cut what you do not need, standardize capture, and tie recapture to releases. Plus when to automate it.

Daniel SternlichtSeptember 24, 2026

Seven self-updating documentation tools checked first-hand and compared on what they keep current (text, screenshots or video), what triggers a check, where your docs must live, and what they cost.

Daniel SternlichtSeptember 22, 2026

Pulse watches your product and your code, works out which help articles a change just broke, and rewrites them with fresh screenshots from your live app. Early access is open.

Daniel SternlichtSeptember 18, 2026

Steps Recorder (psr.exe) is deprecated but not removed. Microsoft's suggested replacements only record video, so here is what actually replaces the step-by-step guide it produced.

Daniel SternlichtSeptember 14, 2026

Clueso repriced in 2026 and put its recording agents on Enterprise. Here are 7 Clueso alternatives compared on AI agents, documentation, languages, and verified pricing.

Daniel SternlichtSeptember 14, 2026

Six digital work instruction tools compared on what they are actually for, with every 2026 price verified first-hand. Most of this category does not publish pricing, and one long-listed vendor no longer exists.

Daniel SternlichtSeptember 10, 2026

Compare the 8 best SOP software tools of 2026 by the job they lead: creating SOPs from a recording, enforcing runs, and proving training. Verified pricing, honest limits.

Daniel SternlichtSeptember 8, 2026

A user manual is not a video script. Which sections deserve video, which stay written, and how to keep the videos current when the product changes every sprint.

Daniel SternlichtAugust 26, 2026

The last piece of automatic product video is here. Describe a workflow and an AI agent signs in, performs it, and records it, then Vidocu writes the script, voices it, captions it, and zooms every click.

Daniel SternlichtAugust 19, 2026

Six ways to turn a video into text, with verified 2026 pricing for every option and a guide to picking the right export format before you start.

Daniel SternlichtAugust 16, 2026

Yes in most cases, but the free tier is rarely what decides it. The four questions that actually matter are the license, the watermark, the assets inside your timeline, and whether you were allowed to upload the footage at all.

Daniel SternlichtAugust 11, 2026

Internal training recordings are the cheapest explainer content you already own. What to strip before publishing, which sessions convert, and how to get several assets from one upload.

Daniel SternlichtAugust 7, 2026

Agency editing runs $75 to $200 per finished minute and localization multiplies it per language. Here is the real 2026 math on bringing recurring video work in-house with AI, and what should stay with your agency.

Daniel SternlichtAugust 2, 2026

Tutorial libraries go stale because nobody owns them. Here is the routine that keeps them accurate: a release-tied review cadence, a named owner per video, article-level change detection, and a triage rule for what gets patched, regenerated, or retired.

Daniel SternlichtJuly 30, 2026

Vidocu started as an internal workaround, launched doing one job, and grew into a platform teams run their knowledge on. Here is the full arc, and why the brand finally caught up.

Daniel SternlichtJuly 29, 2026

A vendor-neutral checklist for evaluating AI video tools before you upload internal recordings: model training, DPAs, sub-processors, and retention. Includes Vidocu's own answers, limitations included.

Daniel SternlichtJuly 26, 2026

The 8 rules that make step-by-step instructions followable, a real before-and-after rewrite, a copy-paste template, and the record-once workflow that automates screenshots and first drafts.

Daniel SternlichtJuly 14, 2026

Product walkthrough software means three different things in 2026. We separate video walkthroughs, interactive demos, and in-app guidance, then pick the strongest tool in each lane.

Daniel SternlichtJuly 14, 2026

Zoom-ins and callouts are what make tutorials watchable, but keyframing them by hand doesn't scale. Here's how automatic zoom effects work, which platforms add them, and how to apply them to videos you already recorded.

Daniel SternlichtJuly 12, 2026

Users don't read changelogs. Turn every release item into a 60-second explainer video and a step-by-step guide from one raw screen capture, in about five minutes each.

Daniel SternlichtJuly 9, 2026